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Osho on Omar Khayyam

26 discourses in which Osho speaks about Omar Khayyam, most mentions first. Each line is his own sentence from that talk.

  1. Es Dhammo Sanantano #18 · 13 mentions · 8 December 1975
    “There is not an inch of distance between Buddha’s sayings and Omar Khayyam.”
  2. From Ignorance to Innocence #26: Meditation: watchfulness, awareness, alertness -- the real trinity · 12 mentions · 25 December 1984
    “When Fitzgerald, a very talented poet, translated Omar Khayyam, a Sufi mystic, he did something almost impossible, because Omar Khayyam, in the original, does not seem to be so impressive as he becomes in the translation of Fitzgerald.”
  3. Mrityoma Amritam Gamaya #8 · 10 mentions · 8 August 1979
    “The wine Omar Khayyam speaks of is sannyas itself.”
  4. Light on the Path #37: I don't have any disciples, i have only friends · 9 mentions · 12 February 1986
    “For example, Omar Khayyam's RUBAIYAT...”
  5. The Old Pond ... Plop #12 · 8 mentions · 12 January 1981
    “For example, Buddha insists only on awareness -- he will not tolerate intoxication while Jalaluddin Rumi is utterly intoxicated, Omar Khayyam is utterly intoxicated.”
  6. Ajhun Chet Ganwar #16 · 8 mentions · 5 August 1977
    “The head of Omar Khayyam went astray,”
  7. Nirvan Upanishad #13 · 7 mentions · 1 October 1971
    “Omar Khayyam wrote a very lovely song.”
  8. From Misery to Enlightenment #3: Initiation: when one and one add up to none · 6 mentions · 31 January 1985
    “For example, Omar Khayyam writes about women, wine, love.”
  9. I Am Not As Thunk As You Drink I Am #28 · 6 mentions · 29 October 1980
    “Omar Khayyam was a Sufi master who has been very much misunderstood because Fitzgerald, who translated him for the first time into English, could not understand the Sufi message.”
  10. The Great Secret #3: And I'm drunk with boundless youth · 6 mentions · 13 January 1975
    “The songs of Omar Khayyam were translated by Western writers, but were not correctly understood.”
  11. The Great Zen Master Ta Hui #27: Just being · 6 mentions · 28 July 1987
    “He has translated into Hindi the poetry of Omar Khayyam.”
  12. Sapna Yeh Sansar #12 · 6 mentions · 22 July 1979
    “Many in Hindi have translated Omar Khayyam’s rubaiyat—great poets like Pant and Bachchan; lesser poets too.”
  13. Socrates Poisoned Again After 25 Centuries #25: Consciousness is contagious · 5 mentions · 3 March 1986
    “I used to live by the side of a very great poet who translated Omar Khayyam into Hindustani -- just like Fitzgerald translated Omar Khayyam into English.”
  14. Es Dhammo Sanantano #59 · 5 mentions · 10 April 1976
    “Fitzgerald translated Omar Khayyam—and misunderstood him.”
  15. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #4 · 5 mentions · 14 May 1977
    “Omar Khayyam is world-famous.”
  16. Come, Come, Yet Again Come #9: The Very alphabet of Love · 3 mentions · 4 November 1980
    “Omar Khayyam, one of the Sufi mystics, says in his RUBAIYAT: "Don't be worried about your small sins.”
  17. The Empty Boat #10: Wholeness · 3 mentions · 19 July 1974
    “Omar Khayyam has been misunderstood, tremendously misunderstood; because of Fitzgerald he has been misunderstood all over the world.”
  18. The Hidden Splendor #11: A noah's ark of consciousness · 3 mentions · 17 March 1987
    “One great Sufi poet, Omar Khayyam, has written in his RUBAIYAT, his world-famous collection of poetry: "I am going to drink, to dance, to love.”
  19. The Way of Tao, Volume 2 #19: To live in artless spontaneity and not in doctrines and decorum · 3 mentions · 19 June 1972
    “The village-maulvi told Omar Khayyam, "Omar, you have, reached old age.”
  20. Ari Main To Naam Ke Rang Chhaki #5 · 3 mentions · 15 September 1978
    “Omar Khayyam does not mean what you gather from his book.”
  21. Geeta Darshan Vol. 9 #5 · 3 mentions
    “Omar Khayyam says in one stanza of his song: I saw people suffer, and still I saw them live on!”
  22. Jagat Taraiya Bhor Ki #3 · 3 mentions · 13 March 1977
    “Omar Khayyam, in his Rubaiyat, speaks of this very Hari-ras.”
  23. Jharat Dashahun Dis Moti #5 · 3 mentions · 25 January 1980
    “Omar Khayyam speaks of this wine—and people did not understand.”
  24. Kan Thore Kankar Ghane #5 · 3 mentions · 15 May 1977
    “There is a line of Omar Khayyam.”
  25. Rahiman Dhaga Prem Ka #6 · 3 mentions · 1 April 1980
    “One such mast—Omar Khayyam—wrote the Rubaiyat.”
  26. Tao Upanishad #41 · 3 mentions · 19 June 1972
    “Omar Khayyam said: a mullah in the village told him, ‘Omar Khayyam, you are old now—stop drinking.”